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What federal worker cuts mean for wildfire threats this season

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The Trump administration's dramatic staffing cuts at federal lands agencies like the Forest Service are causing anxiety in tinder-dry New Mexico, where the wildfire threat is already severe this spring.

NPR's Kirk Siegler reports.

This segment aired on April 23, 2025.

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